DFAT Australian Aid

The investment assists the Government of Nepal to devise a National Water Resources Policy (NWRP). NWRP will be instrumental in providing a policy framework for provinces and local governments to devise their own policies in the federal Nepal thus assisting Nepal’s sub-national governments in water governance. The investment will also leverage in World Bank and Asian Development Bank supported massive infrastructure projects in the sector for their post construction distribution system management through NWRP. GoN will be benefitted from expertise of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and International Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management (ICEWaRM).

The Sub-National Governance Program Phase 2 will build on the progress of Phase 1 to establish better systems and processes to promote clarity of functions and responsibilities between the spheres of government. This will be achieved through evidence based policy support, dispute resolution and inclusive coordination and collaboration between different stakeholders. The program will support the development, implementation and consolidation of new policies, processes and management tools through consultative processes in selected sub-national governments. This will provide more inclusive and effective service delivery at the sub-national level, particularly to promote health and economic security, and contribute towards more stable federal governance in Nepal.

This investment covers management and administrative services for the provision of Australia Awards Scholarships, Australia Awards short courses, Australian Professional Opportunities, on-award scholar engagement, alumni engagement, communications and enabling activities across South Asia and Mongolia (covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). In line with the Australia Awards Global Strategy Framework, the investment seeks to achieve two key outcomes: a. Alumni are using their skills, knowledge and networks to contribute to sustainable development; and b. Alumni are contributing to cooperation between Australia and partner countries. Cross-cutting priorities include GEDSI considerations, and indigenous participation are mainstreamed in every aspect of the investment implementation.

The Transparency International Indo-Pacific Partnerships Program aims to reduce corruption and increase accountability in the Indo-Pacific. It promotes: informed, engaged and local demand for accountability; inclusive, responsive and accountable governance frameworks; and independent and active civil society anti-corruption voices in the region.

UNFPA Nepal with the funding support from the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) initiated a project on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) since 2016 in five districts, namely Bajhang, Baitadi, Rukum, Sindhuli and Udayapur in Nepal.The project aims to ensure young people (in/out of school) have adequate information and knowledge on various dimensions of gender equality and sexual and reproductive health to empower and enable them to make informed decisions about their lives.Building on the successes and lessons learnt over the years, both from UNFPA’s CSE programs and the Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response (GBVPR) Programme – the new phase of the programme aims to tackle the root causes of gender based violence. It will do so by expanding CSE for increased awareness amongst relevant population to challenge the social norms and strengthening a multi-sectoral approach by leveraging role of the Education sector for GBV prevention.

Initiative to cover monitoring, evaluation and learning aspects of the Australian NGO Cooperation Program. (ANCP). The Investment Monitoring Report and Tier 2 results/case studies related to this investment cover all 59 ANCP NGO investments under CP1.